TEACHING & TALKS

Sharing ideas in ophthalmology, clinical ethics, and technology in medicine.

Current and recent teaching

July 2026–present

Wills Eye Hospital Bioethics Curriculum

Co-director with Jonathan Myers

Resident discussions on patient autonomy, informed decision-making, privacy, and communication.

September 2026

Thomas Jefferson University

Guest lecturer, Physician Assistant Studies

A lecture on ocular anatomy, physiology, and the diagnosis and management of eye emergencies.

July 2026

Wills Eye Hospital Pre-Residency Course

Lecturer

A seminar on the ethics and responsible use of large language models in clinical practice.

Selected Talks and Presentations

Humanism in Medicine

TEDx TALK · MAY 2023
Medicine’s Lessons for Finding Meaning in Life
TEDx Stanford
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KEYNOTE · MARCH 2025
A Space for Mystery: Medicine, Humanism, and the Search for Meaning
Rice University Medical Humanities
JOINT PRESENTATION · SEPTEMBER 2025
Towards the Spiritual — Lessons from a Podcast on Meaning in Medicine
Gold Humanism Summit, Baltimore · With Tyler Johnson

Scientific presentations and other talks

Trends and Determinants of Corneal Tissue Utilization and Discard: 14 Years of Data from United States Eye Banks 9 October 2026

Oral presentation · Cornea and Eye Banking Forum, New Orleans

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From AI to Algorithms: Evaluating Digital Health, Machine Learning, and Evidence Standards 5 June 2026

Panel · Doctors for America National Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.

Panel with Jessica Jackson and Corbin Evans

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A keratoconus trials atlas: evolution of crosslinking trial design and results reporting behavior April 2026

Scientific presentation · 3rd World Keratoconus Congress, Florence, Italy

Evaluating Perceptions of LLM-Generated Responses to Common Concerns in Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery February 2026

Scientific presentation · American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa

Large Language Models as Medical Translators: A Study of ChatGPT for Oculoplastic Surgery Postoperative Instructions October 2025

Scientific presentation · ASOPRS Annual Fall Meeting, Orlando

Finding Humanity in Alzheimer’s Disease (with Sandeep Jauhar) November 2023

Talk · AAMC Annual Meeting, Seattle

Selected Stanford Courses and Curricula

Courses and curricula developed with Stanford colleagues focused on serious illness communication, meaning in medicine, digital health, healthcare leadership, and ophthalmic microsurgery.

The focus is on using cases, discussion, and practice to connect clinical knowledge with the decisions and conversations trainees face in patient care.